Sequestration: 6 ways the budget fight could end

Published 12:00 am, Thursday, February 28, 2013

It looks like the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration will go into effect Friday. What happens after that?

Sequestration: 6 ways the spending fight could end

It wasn't supposed to come to this.The automatic budget cuts known as sequestration that will likely go into effect Friday were designed as a threat to get Congress and the White House to come to a deal.It's unlikely that a last-minute compromise will come out of President Barack Obama's meeting with congressional leaders Friday, and what happens next is anybody's guess.Still, there are only a few ways this could play out. Here are the most likely scenarios.1. The public freaks ...